Dictionary Definition

draw

Noun

1 a gully that is shallower than a ravine

2 an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, attraction, attractor, attracter]

3 the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: standoff, tie]

4 anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: lot]

5 a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

6 a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: hook, hooking]

7 (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: draw play]

8 poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: draw poker]

9 the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: haul, haulage]

Verb

1 cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, force] [ant: push]

2 get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: reap]

3 make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, line, describe, delineate]

4 make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: make]

5 bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: pull, pull out, get out, take out]

6 represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

7 take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: take out]

8 give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, depict]

9 select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"

10 elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

11 suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: puff, drag]

12 move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

13 remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, take out, draw off] [ant: deposit]

14 choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: cast]

15 in baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: get]

16 bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"

17 cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

18 write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

19 engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

20 move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

21 allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

22 require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

23 pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: quarter, draw and quarter]

24 take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up]

25 direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw in] [ant: repel]

26 thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: string, thread]

27 pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: pull back]

28 guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run, pass]

29 finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie]

30 contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

31 reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

32 steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

33 remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: disembowel, eviscerate]

34 flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

35 cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" [also: drew, drawn]Drew n : United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: John Drew]drew See draw